Writing: Daniel Hecht is the author of eight novels -- Skull Session, The Babel Effect, Puppets, City of Masks, Land of Echoes, Bones of the Barbary Coast,On Brassard's Farm, and, in 2023, The Body Below -- published in 14 languages and over 100 editions throughout the world, including best-sellers in the United States, England, Holland, and Israel.
Music: Formerly a musician, his albums of solo guitar compositions have been released by Windham Hill Records and other labels in the U.S. and Europe, and he has performed solo concerts throughout the United States, Europe, and China. Click here for more about his musical career and to hear selected cuts from his Willow album.
Nonprofit organizational development: In addition to his activities in the arts, he works as a nonprofit organizational development consultant, project manager, grant writer, and grant administrator for educational, environmental, social services, and arts initiatives. From 2015 to 2021, he served as executive director of Green Mountain Water Environment Association (GMWEA), a non-profit organization serving to support and educate water quality professionals throughout Vermont. He has served on State of Vermont international trade missions and State commissions for environmental enterprise, brownfields redevelopment, and nanotechnology. For more information on these activities, visit his LinkedIn profile by clicking here. You can also read his commentary on water quality issues and policy at www.gmweablog.com.
Education: Also an educator, he has taught Advanced Fiction Workshop, Grant Writing, Creative Writing, Technical Writing, American Literature, English Literature, Form and Theory of Fiction, and other courses at Community College of Vermont, Johnson State College, University of Iowa, and Champlain College.
Daniel Hecht was born into an artists' community founded by his father and mother in New York State. He has lived in New York, the Philippines, Wisconsin, Illinois, Washington DC, Virginia, California, Iowa, and Vermont.
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About Daniel Hecht
About Daniel Hecht
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